Lemsford Road Halt railway station

Lemsford Road Halt was a railway station on the St Albans Branch of the Great Northern Railway. The platforms are still visible next to the line of the old track, which has been converted to a cycle route and footpath, the Alban Way. The site of the station is located at grid reference TL 220 087[2] The station was built for the workers of the nearby de Havilland Aircraft factory. This station did not appear on railway time tables or maps during hostilities.

Lemsford Road Halt
General information
LocationHatfield, Hertfordshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 August 1942
Closed1 October 1951[1]
Post-groupingLNER

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 262. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Subterranea Britannica: Lemsford Road Halt
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nast Hyde Halt   London and North Eastern Railway
Hatfield and St Albans Railway
  Hatfield

51.7649°N 0.2315°W / 51.7649; -0.2315


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